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DoE languages eCourses now available to all sectors!

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DoE languages eCourses now available to all sectors!

To align with the changes to NESA's PD requirements for teachers (from 16.08.24) and the removal of Accredited and Elective PD...

Launch of support for Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus

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Launch of support for Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus

Next Tuesday, 10 December, the NSW Department of Education will be launching their support for the Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus,...

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Strategies for HSC success - statewide staff meeting recording now available

At the department's Term 4 statewide staff meeting on Strategies for HSC success –developing speaking, writing, listening and reading...

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May 25, 20231 min read

New CCAFL syllabuses

NESA has just released new Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages (CCAFL) Continuers and in Context syllabuses...

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Programming guidelines and sample scope and sequences for Stages 4 and 5

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May 23, 20231 min read

Programming guidelines and sample scope and sequences for Stages 4 and 5

To support the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, the Languages and Culture team has published: programming guidelines a sample scope...

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New HSC hub resource - reflections and advice from past HSC students

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May 20, 20231 min read

New HSC hub resource - reflections and advice from past HSC students

To support you and your students to prepare for the HSC, the Languages and Culture team has created an engaging video resource, in a 'You...

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May 20, 20231 min read

Leading Languages 7-12

Do you lead the Languages KLA in a NSW public school? You may be a head teacher, a faculty coordinator, or even the only language teacher...

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Term 2 statewide staff meeting - unpacking support for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus

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May 20, 20231 min read

Term 2 statewide staff meeting - unpacking support for the Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus

Did you miss the Term 2 statewide staff meeting? Don't worry - the recording is available on YouTube and the slides are attached.

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May 5, 20231 min read

Cute 'Quirky comics' resources for K-10

The NSW Department of Education has re-released their 'Quirky comics' resources. The comics are available in Chinese, French, German,...

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May 4, 20231 min read

Term 2 statewide staff meeting

On Thursday 18 May, 4-5 pm, the Languages and Culture team will present their Term 2 statewide staff meeting, focusing on the new Modern...

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Collaboration day for the new syllabus - Sydney North

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May 4, 20231 min read

Collaboration day for the new syllabus - Sydney North

The Sydney North Network is holding a full-day meeting in Term 2, on Tuesday 16 May. The focus of the meeting will be on collaboration...

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Overview of outcomes - Stages 4 to 6 (modern languages)

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May 2, 20231 min read

Overview of outcomes - Stages 4 to 6 (modern languages)

One of the aspects of the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus which we really like is that the outcomes and content for Stage 5 allow for...

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What does 'developing intercultural capability' look like?

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May 2, 20231 min read

What does 'developing intercultural capability' look like?

In the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, students develop intercultural capability across all 3 focus areas – interacting,...

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May 1, 20231 min read

Accredited PD for new K-10 syllabuses

NESA has released 3 Accredited PD courses for their new K-10 languages syllabuses (Modern Languages, Classical Languages and Aboriginal...

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Apr 28, 20231 min read

HSC student days - French, Japanese and Spanish

🥐 The National Association of French Language Teachers is holding a Year 12 study skills day at Sydney University on Saturday 20 May:...

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Apr 27, 20231 min read

Hello and welcome to the new-look Languages NSW blog!

Welcome to our new-look blog, now hosted on Wix. 👋 We had to move over here, as our previous platform was having a few hiccups. The...

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Access and navigate the new languages K-10 digital syllabuses – how-to videos

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Jan 31, 20231 min read

Access and navigate the new languages K-10 digital syllabuses – how-to videos

The new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus and Classical Languages K-10 Syllabus are presented in digital format on the NSW Curriculum site....

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New Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus - what's exciting?

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Jan 17, 20231 min read

New Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus - what's exciting?

At the end of 2022, NESA published the new Modern Languages K-10 Syllabus, to be used to teach from 2024. Some of you may feel a little...

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